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Indicator: UK public expenditure on global environment protection U4
Public expenditure on global environmental protection: 1991-2 to 2002-3  
Indicator Chart
Note: [1] sum of GEF and Montreal Protocol expenditure
Change since
dots 1970
tick 1990
tick 1997-8

Coverage: United Kingdom

Source: DfID

Objective: Work with others to tackle global pressures on the environment and resources
  • UK public spending on global environmental assistance under the Montreal Protocol and the Global Environment Facility increased five fold in real terms between 1991-2 and 2002-3.
  • In 2002-3, the UK committed £27.3m to global protection, approximately 45 per cent more than in 1997-8 when £18.7m was committed.

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